Blue Virginia Weekly News Roundup (6/15/25)

"No Kings" Day Photos; Brutal Reviews of Earle-Sears’ Appliance/Plumbing/Electric Business; Primary Day on Tuesday; Hegseth Flunks Rep. Vindman's "Military 101 Questions"; Cuccinelli Nomination "Dead"

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• Video, Highlights From James Walkinshaw’s VA11 Democratic Campaign Kickoff; Walkinshaw Declares “I’m running for Congress because we’re in a five-alarm-fire moment for our country”

• VA Speaker Don Scott on Shootings of Minnesota State Lawmakers and Their Spouses: “Let me be clear: political violence is never acceptable. Ever.”

• “No Kings” Day Photos, Updates from Virginia

• Video: Watch Pete Hegseth Flail, Flunk Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA07)’s “Military 101 Questions” About VERY Important Topics

• Youngkin Calls Out VA National Guard for “No Kings Day”: “This is the governor of Virginia attempting to suppress political turnout through intimidation and kiss his leader’s orange ass at the same time. Truly vile.”

• Blue Virginia Interview: VA11 Dem Candidate Amy Papanu Says “I refer to myself as a moderate Democrat. That is so important these days to get things done in Congress.”

• Video: Elected Leaders, Small Business Owner Call Out Sears for Ripping Off Customers, Then Attacking Negative Reviewers

• Blue Virginia Interview: VA11 Dem Candidate Dan Lee Says “Why I’m in this race is because I believe in a country that provides guaranteed health care for all Americans through Medicare for All”

• 62-Year-Old Richmond Resident with Major Health Issues: “I Voted for Trump. His Medical Debt Policy Hurts Me.”

• Sen. Mark Warner: “For years, Iran has threatened the safety of Israel and the region and Israel has an undeniable right to defend itself and its citizens”

• Sen. Mark Warner: “This footage is outrageous — it’s something I’d expect out of an authoritarian nation, not the United States of America”

• Brutal Reviews of Winsome Earle-Sears’ Appliance, Plumbing and Electric Business: “worst company I have ever dealt with”; “this place is a complete scam”; “won’t be around much longer with her around…she’s a [wack] job”

• VA Senate Majority Leader Surovell Letter to UVA Rector Says Cuccinelli Nomination is “Dead”; Any Board of Visitors Member Who Facilitates Cuccinelli’s Continued Service Would be Engaging in “malfeasance and incompetence” and Subject to Removal

• New VA11 Democratic Poll, “From Super PAC Supporting James Walkinshaw,” Finds Walkinshaw Ahead 52%-11%-11% After “Balanced Positive Profiles” Read

• Video: Sen. Mark Warner Decries Trump Politicizing the Military, Holding a Parade “that would be more appropriate for Moscow than Washington”; “Going over the Governor” to Call in the National Guard and Marines…

• VA Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell Argues, Correctly: “Today it’s California. Tomorrow it could be Virginia.”

• There Are Now Two Dems – Amanda Pohl and Lisa Vedernikova Khanna – Who Have Announced Campaigns to Take on the Abysmal Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA01)

• BREAKING: Winsome Earle-Sears Took Money From Known Nazi Sympathizer and Cosplayer

• Kenny Boddye Responds to Winsome Earle-Sears’ “Slaves did not die in the fields so that we could call ourselves victims Email: “We Owe Them More Than This”

• With VA Dem LG and AG Primaries in Just Over a Week, the 2Q25 Fundraising Totals Are Coming In

• With 1 Week Until the Virginia Dem AG Primary, Jay Jones’ Allies Send Letter to Shannon Taylor Expressing “Serious Concerns” Over Dominion Energy Contributions; Taylor’s Campaign Says “Jones repeatedly accepted contributions from Dominion Energy and Dominion Energy lobbyists”

• In Blue Virginia Interview, LG Candidate Victor Salgado Rips 2025 VA GOP Ticket as “one of the most reactionary, bigoted tickets”; Would LOVE to Debate “hate-filled unserious clown of a person” John Reid

• Video: VA Senate Privileges & Elections Committee Votes 8-4 to Reject Eight Youngkin Nominees, Including Ken Cuccinelli, to the UVA Board of Visitors

• NEW: Spanberger Announces Plan to Lower Virginians’ Energy Costs, Continues Focus on Making Virginia More Affordable

• Sen. Tim Kaine on Trump Activating 2,000 National Guard Troops in Los Angeles: “Trump is trying to escalate violence with this move”

• DGA Announces Initial $5 Million Investment in the Virginia Governor’s Race